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Voluminous Volume Large Book Describes Things 英 Və'Luːmɪnəs] 美

英语单词 voluminous
英美音标 英 [və'luːmɪnəs] 美 [və'luːmɪnəs]
中文释义 adj.卷数多的;大部头的;大量的;著书多的
英语例句 (1) This is the creation of Tolstoy's first volume rank voluminous novel.
(2) It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books.
(3) The importance of the subject is suggested by a voluminous literature.
中文例句 (1) 这是托尔斯泰创作的第一部卷秩浩繁的长篇小说。
(2) 上面住着一位老先生,他在写作大部头的书。
(3) 很多文献提到了这个问题的重要性。
vocabulary简明 Consider that volume is a measure of size. That will help you understand that voluminous refers to something very large in size or extent.
vocabulary扩展 Suppose instead of calling a book a book, you called it a volume. Suddenly, it seems to be part of a much bigger thing. And what if it were only Volume I, with 23 more volumes to go? Even bigger, right? In fact, it's more than big; it’s voluminous. Voluminous describes very large things. The flouncy skirt of a wedding dress? Voluminous. Media coverage of some movie star's divorce? Also voluminous. The word voluminous describes something ample, extensive, and just plain huge.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]庞大的;浩繁的;大部头的 Something that is voluminous is very large or contains a lot of things.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...a voluminous trench coat...

    宽大的军用雨衣

  • The FBI kept a voluminous file on Pablo Picasso.

    联邦调查局保存了有关巴勃罗·毕加索的大量档案。

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